Mission Has Most Stolen Bikes in the Bay Area

A recent analysis of Craigslist postings describing lost bikes shows that the Mission district has the highest rate of bike theft in the Bay Area.

An engineer and self-proclaimed bike commuter and data geek Phillip Yip, 30, decided to analyze bike theft patterns after running into multiple stolen bike ads during his own search to buy a bicycle.

“I’m usually looking for bikes online, for myself or for friends, and I end up searching on craigslist,” said Yip. He soon realized that many of the ads were not posted by people selling their bikes, but by those hoping to find their stolen bikes.